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Once again,
CSI's
forward thinking has found a new use
for existing technology, computer forensics. CSI
provides duplicated hard drives for our cient's HMI's
and SCADA computers. In case of a catastrophic failure
of a hard drive, our clients can simply swap out the
failed drive with our cloned drive, eliminating serious
downtime of the equipment.
With the majority of our clients being FDA regulated,
the rules of validation are always present. How do you
legally prove the cloned drive is an exact duplicate to
the FDA and the validation department? This is where
forensics enters the picture.
Our competition relies on Norton Ghost and other various
software packages to clone/copy, but they cannot legally provide a
true validation of the new drive. Our approach provides
the legal documentation that verifies every sector has
been copied on a sector-by-sector basis. Once the drive
has finished the cloning process, our equipment compares
both hard drives by
examining sectors, files and partitions. Once the
comparison passes, a digital signature (called a HASH)
is generated. This signature verifies the cloned drive
is an exact duplicate of the original.
Features :
Our equipment provides non-tampering drive capture
to ensure
bit-for-bit accuracy, guaranteeing zero chance of
alteration or deviation between the original and the new
hard drive
The image capture is compatible, and may be analyzed
with FTK, Encase, or ILOOK forensics software
Our unidirectional, forensically sound cloning tools are
known for their duplication accuracy and legal
reliability
Transfer speeds of 4 GB per minute allow for extremely
fast duplication
Our tools are compatible with USB pen drives, SmartCards, SCSI, SATA, PATA, IDE,
EIDE, and Ultra DMA drives
Our tools are the same ones used by the FBI, CIA, Secret
Service, IRS, INS, DEA, and ATF. This is how they
provide evidence drives in c=the court system. This proves the legal
reliability of our equipment!
Benefits :
Disaster Recovery
In the event of a drive failure, you can restore
your equipment in the time it takes to swap out your
hard drive. In a validated environment, you would
have to revalidate the equipment functionality prior
to meeting FDA requirements to start production
again. Using our services, the drive has been
previously validated and production can begin immediately!
Search a hard drive for specific keywords
Once a drive has been cloned, you can search the
drive for specific keywords. Find out if your trade
secrets are being distributed to unauthorized
persons, or your personnel are violating company
email policies. The law enforcement groups search
for keywords like drugs, terrorist, bomb, sex, gun,
and murder on hard drives that were covertly cloned.
I.T. Backups
Due
to the fast transfer speed of 4 GB per minute, we
can provide a certified backup for any hard drive on
any computer. If you require a lot of PCs that
require the same software load, we can save you
time. After the first PC is ready, we will clone the
drive and provide you with documentation that
verifies the integrity of the cloning. After that,
we simply clone every other PC with the verified
image. Every PC will be verified for integrity,
assuring you of a successful backup/restore.
Forensics Background :
There
are times in life when law enforcement agencies had to
covertly copy hard drives (called suspect drives) to
search for cyber evidence. The cloning had to be done
fast and leave no clues as to the hard drive being
tampered with. Once cloned, they would search the cloned
drive (called evidence drive) for various information.
In the event they found evidence that was to be legally
admissable, they also had to verify the integrity of the
cloned drive. The judicial system required a
'fingerprint' that guarantees the integrity of the
information had not been tampered with and would be an
exact match to the original drive.
Due to the strict judicial requirements, various
hardware and software vendors started developing
products targeted at the forensics market.
One of
our clients posed the question of how would he validate
his spare hard drives for the FDA. Most of the usual
backup software provided little if any tools that would
pass the scrutiny of the FDA. Now,
CSI had to find a
solution that was legally accepted by our government. As
usual, we are always thinking out of the 'proverbial'
box, and decided to apply the forensics technology into
our automation systems. Our clients are legally validated!
Control Systems
Integration, Inc.
Phone:
480.655.6145
Fax: 480.802.4159
Email:
info@controlsystemsintegration.com
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